Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeders steers and heifers sold steady to $8 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.33/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$188.33

25 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$373

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$27.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.50

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	388	206.55	800	8thin
Medium and Large 2	365	186.00	679	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	654	179.38	1,174	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.17/cwt here — about −$373 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

188.33

—

MS average13 barns · 1,101 hd

192.84

−4.50

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,315	100.12	1,316	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,084	82.36	893	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	830	77.00	639	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

26 lots · USDA AMS · Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	192.09/cwt	178.00–206.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	195.68/cwt	185.00–206.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	137.55/cwt	130.00–145.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,219	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	195.17/cwt	192.50–200.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	166.03/cwt	165.00–168.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	172.11/cwt	160.00–178.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,138	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	213.37/cwt	200.00–221.00	772	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,343	105.16/cwt	98.50–115.00	1,412	3
Bulls	—	—	1,230	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,046	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	82.36/cwt	79.50–86.00	893	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	639	1

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

Tue Feb 21, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 34Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 54Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeders steers and heifers sold steady to $8 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	203.00	203.00
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
2	—	383	178.00–206.00	192.09
2	—	428	185.00–206.00	195.68
1	—	490	187.00	187.00
1	—	550	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	161.00	161.00
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	171.00	171.00
3	—	380	165.00–168.00	166.03
3	—	565	150.00–160.00	155.10
1	—	475	156.00	156.00
3	—	285	160.00–178.00	172.11
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	130.00–145.00	137.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	728	167.50	167.50
10	—	610	186.50	186.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	192.50–200.00	195.17
5	—	362	200.00–221.00	213.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	186.00	186.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	98.50–115.00	105.16
1	—	1,230	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	79.50–86.00	82.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	77.00	77.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Winona Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle